Share of land area used for arable agriculture in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area used for arable agriculture in New Caledonia is 0.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in New Caledonia peaked at 0.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
New Caledonia ranks 201st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4% | — |
| 1962 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +42.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 198 Kuwait 0.4% compare
- 199 Mauritania 0.4% compare
- 200 Suriname 0.3% compare
- 202 Seychelles 0.3% compare
- 203 Oman 0.3% compare
- 204 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2% compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.8 % change on previous year (2017)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 596.77 current US$ per person (2019)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2271 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 169.25 million current US$ (2019)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in New Caledonia?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in New Caledonia was 0.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- New Caledonia ranks 201st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.